Milani has launched two new limited edition nail polish collections, and in yesterday’s post I featured one: Retro Glam. Today is the second limited edition collection: the Milani Nail Lacquer Fantastical Plumage. Both collections will be available at some CVS and Meijer stores during the month of August. If you can’t find them in the stores, both limited edition collections will be available in August online at Milani Cosmetics.

Milani Nail Lacquer Fantastical Plumage

Scarlet Ibis is a bright orange-red Scarlet Ibis with Carnival

Milani Nail Lacquer Fantastical Plumage

Canary Canary with Carnival

The teal blue creme of Peacock is beautiful!

Peacock Peacock with Carnival

Blue Jay is a cobalt blue Blue Jay with Carnival

Love the lilac shade of Purple Martin! Purple Martin with Carnival

Thoughts on Milani Nail Lacquer Fantastical Plumage

This is a beautiful collection with all photos showing two coats of polish on my nails and topped with Carnival. I’m not sure if it was my lack of experience, but unlike Sprinkles, from the Retro Glam Collection, Carnival wasn’t as easy to work with. I had to really work to get a good mixture on my nails, and quite often it was a bit of a challenge to get a nice selection without it coming out looking like a blob. I would recommend Sprinkles instead of buying Carnival.

All the colors in the Fantastical Plumage Collection are very pigmented and easy to work with; and I found they dried quickly between coats. Amazing nail lacquer and so reasonably priced at $5.99. However, remember, Fantastical Plumage is a Limited Edition, so don’t wait too long to purchase!

Disclosure: Received for review. All links are for your convenience only.

Talia Joy Castellano

Talia Joy Castellano was a thirteen year old makeup guru who was such an inspiration to everyone who watched her over 150 viral YouTube videos. It is with such sadness that I write that she passed away this past Tuesday, July 16th, after trying to battle two different types of cancer, Neuroblastoma and pre-leukemia.

photo credit to Talia Castellano

Talia Joy and Makeup

Talia Joy had a goal to have makeup tutorials to show everyone that people who have cancer are still beautiful and that makeup could “serve as a wig to feel comfortable.”

Last fall, Ellen DeGeneres had Talia Joy on her talk show. Here’s a nice photo from her time on the show:

photo credit to Ellen DeGeneres

One of the questions Ellen asked Talia Joy was how she managed to be so positive while going through cancer treatments. Talia remembered Ellen’s character, Dory, in Finding Nemo, and said, “A little fishy told me, ‘Just keep swimming.'”

Talia Joy Castellano posted one last Instagram picture, sadly just four days before she passed, and it was of a mint green manicure. So, in honor of Talia, I join everyone in adding my Milani Nail Lacquer Mint Candy manicure.

Thoughts About the Milani Nail Lacquers:

I love the large and small glitters, and while I could have done my nails with one coat, I love glitter, so I added a second coat. How many coats you choose will obviously depending on the level of sparkling you want. Once again, I have no top coat on! The only con I could find is that some may not like the feel of the large glitter on their nails. Of course, that problem can be easily solved by adding a top coat. Just for record, I like to see what polish looks like for those who either don’t want to, or don’t have time to add a top coat.

Here are the two Milani Nail Lacquers, with two coats of polish on each nail, no top coat: Mint Candy and Teal.